10 .Conservative.
in convention at Omaha. That report
was adopted with few dissenting votes
by the democratic convention. A state
ticket was agreed upon and nominated
which was largely democratic. A plat
form was adopted which gave forth the
true ring of democracy , and the subse
quent campaign was conducted without
the compromise of a single democratic
principle or the least injury to the demo
cratic party organization of the state.
The "all night wrangle" among the
anti-monopolists , referred to by Judge
Howard , was caused by what they
termed a "heads I win and tails you
lose" policy on the part of the demo
crats. Such combinations are always
desirable on the part of the party pro
posing it , and there is no more reason
for claiming that , Mr. Morton was the
father of fusion in 1884 , than there is
for claiming that any other member
of the majority side of that convention
was its father. It was the act of a dem
ocratic convention , at the solicitation of
a weaker faction which sought to cast
their fortunes with them and not the
act of an individual. D. P. ROLFK.
An admirable venture in journalism
is "TiiE CONSERVATIVE , " a weekly paper
which has been established in Nebraska
City , Neb. , with , T. Sterling Morton as
editor. The prospectus says :
"TiiE CONSERVATIVE has been estab
lished and will be published in the interest -
! est of the conservation of all that is
deemed desirable in the social , industrial
and political life of the United States.
[ "It will advocate the conservation of
j the public funds by rigorous honesty
and frugality in the administration of
precinct , town , city , county , state and
national affairs. It will demonstrate
that the greater burdens of taxation
Upon the American people are caused by
extravagance and mismanagement in
local governments. And THE CONSER
VATIVE will insist that to preserve dem
ocratic forms of government , local , state
and national affairs must be committed
to men qualified and fitted , by study ,
experience and high character , to manage -
ago them. THE CONSERVATIVE will , in
short , advocate and defend the civil ser
vice merit system , by which only an
efficient , honest , safe and just govern
ment of the people can bo perpetuated.
"THE CONSERVATIVE will , under all
circumstances , at all times , and in defi
ance of all opposition , declare for and
stand up for equal rights to all the intelligent -
, telligent citizenship of the republic.
"THE CONSERVATIVE will recognize no
attempted division of American citizens
into antagonisms by which designing
men endeavor to separate Americans
into 'plain people' and 'rich people , ' into
' classes' and '
'laboring 'capitalistic
classes. '
' "TiiE CONSERVATIVE will treat all
, ' 'Americans ' as laborers , either with hands
, t i or heads doing cither manual or mental
work or both. There is no menacing
leisure class' in the United States' .
Conflicts between money and muscle
liavo nearly always been inaugurated "by
politicians seeking prominence and
profits through public offices.
"TiiE CONSERVATIVE will defend the
rights of labor. It will respect the
rights of capital. It will contend that
capital without labor or labor withoiit
capital is as incapable of producing pros
perity as eggs are incapable of producing
hideous without incubation. "
There is more , equally good. Surely
when there is a field for all the "icono
clasts" and "freethinkers" and such
things that are published , there is also
room in the west and a constituency for
one paper that calls itself frankly a con
servative of what is good and sound in
our institutions. There must bo whole
some-thinking men enough in the coun
try somewhere and to all of them we
commend Mr. Morton's paper. Rail
way Age.
itKFU > i > Ki ) AT The oft-reiter-
n.UTOCKATic ated falsehood ,
PKICI&S. that miller the gold
standard money is constantly getting
scarcer and scarcer , is presistently re
futed by plenty of money offering at
lower rates of interest everywhere in
the United States. In 18(59 ( Otoo county
issued one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars of bonds drawing ten per cent in
terest and having twenty years in which
to mature.
At the end of twenty years the said
bonds were refunded at eight per cent
interest. And now , in Atigust , 1898 , the
county commissioners two of whom are
advocates of more money by free coinage
of silver at 1C to 1 place one hundred
thousand dollars of Otoo county bonds
at four per cent. How money appreci
ates under the gold standard !
Among the signs of the times is the
appearance and title of THE CONSERVA
TIVE , published by the Morton Printing
Company at Nebraska City , Neb. This
publication indicates the coining re
action from the wild delirium of popu
lism , which in 1890 aspired to political
control of the United States. THE CON
SERVATIVE is published weekly at the
popular price of $1.50 a year. Its edi
tor , J. Sterling Morton , is widely known
as a practical farmer , an experienced
statesman and a veteran defender of the
sound money cause. Ho is well quali
fied to write for the American people at
large , as well as to lead his own party
the democratic out of the bondage of
populism into the promised land of pub
lic honesty and true contentment The
upholders of sound money in all parts of
the country should subscribe for THE
CONSERVATIVE , and thus become con
versant with the aspirations and re
sources of the great Central West where
American energy has accomplished so
much. Sound Money.
T.IIE CONSERVATIVE , edited by.J. Ster
ling'Morton , is the latest venture oh the
sea of Nebraska journalism. But it
really is no venture , for the great ability
and wide experience of the editor assure a
successful paper from the start. Mr.
Morton is by far the brainiest man in
the democratic party of Nebraska today.
Ho has forgotten more than most of the
so-called leaders of that party ever
knew. They need to start into the
kindergarten of political economy and
gradually work up before they can ever
liope to enter his class. THE CONSERVA
TIVE will advocate all that is truest and
best in American citizenship , as the edi
tor sees it. It is pxiblished weekly , at
Nebraska City. Tecumseh Chieftain.
Bridge repairing seems much more
profitable than bridge building. The
Otoe county commissioners paid on
August 2 , 1898 , to Henderson Brothers ,
of Missouri , the following sums of
money on the following uuitemized ,
indefinite , unbusinesslike bills :
Otoe county to Henderson Bros. , Dr.
14 ft. Flat N. E. Paul at $1.21. . $16.94
Wing and retaining walls 9.50
Repairs Douglas 4C.50
Repairs N. W. Syracuse 538.50
Sixth St. bridge , Nebraska City. . 04.75
Paid $146.19
August 2 , 1898.
Otoe county to Henderson Bros. , Dr.
7G ft. pile bridge N. E. D unbar
at $2.50 $193.80
Wings and retaining walls 253.75
Repairs , South Douglas 152.00
Repairs , West Douglas 453.00
58 ft. N. W. Neb. City at $2.55. . 147.90
Wings and retaining walls 21.00
Repairs , N. W. Talmago 556.50
Repairs , S. W. City 164.00
Bridge , N. E , Douglas 47.50
Paid $829.45
August 2 , 1898.
Otoe county to Henderson Bros. , Dr.
53G ft. combination bridge , West
Talmage , at $2.61 $ 953.96
40 ft. approaches , at $1.17 46.80
Repair , West Talmage 453.00
Repair , bridge S. E. Douglas 87.00
50 ft. pile bridge N. E. Paul
at $2.55 147.90
Wings and retaining walls 253.00
Repair , N. E. Julian 46.00
Bridge N. E. Burr 54.00
Repair , Nebraska City 180.00
Paid $671.66
August 2 , 1898. ,
Then comes this bill for work done on }
roads :
One team , 22 2-10 days at $2.75. $ 61.05
" " 222-10 " " .
- 2.50 . 55.50
" " 195-10 " " 2.75. . 53.62
" " 177-10 " " .
- 2.75. 48.67
" " 177-10 " " 2.50. . 44.25
" " 128-10 " " .
- 2.75. . 535.20
" 79-10 " " 2.75 21.72
" man 222-10 " " 1.50 . 5353.530
" " 202-10 " "
.
- 1.50 530.530
" " 204-10 " " 1.50 0.60
$414.21
The above bill paid by county com
missioners to Walker Bros. , for grading
near Richard Clove's farm , August 2 ,
1898.
1898.How
How many yards of earth were
moved ? How many other teams got